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Michael Ring has been announced as the Mayo Person of the Year for 2025. The recently retired politician will receive the prestigious accolade at a gala dinner in the Clayton Hotel Burlington Road in Dublin on Saturday, February 15th.

For the fourth successive year, Toyota was Ireland’s best-selling car brand in 2024, selling 17,521 passenger cars, which was 4,001 more than the next best-seller, Volkswagen, with Skoda, Hyundai and Kia making up the top five.

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PROPERTY: Idyllic Mayo town home hits the market for €270,000. Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

2 days ago · The Herald also lead with a story about the couple who were found dead in their Co Kerry home, claiming they lay there for months. The Irish Daily Mirror lead with a story about the ESB chief saying the cost of Storm Éowyn was tens of millions but the semi-state company are unable to help customers.

Nov 21, 2023 · Belmullet businessman Padraig Conroy has been selected as Mayo County Council’s representative on Udaras na Gaeltachta. Mr Conroy was selected unopposed at the monthly meeting of the local authority. The Mary Robinson Centre is in danger of becoming a “white elephant”, a meeting of Mayo County ...

The Director of Services for the Ballina Municipal District (MD) has said she will support renewed efforts to have the Céide Fields designated as a Unesco Heritage Site but warned that it is "not just a badge you put on".

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